Abstract:
The general objective of the study was to investigate career management in
a firm engaged in downsizing, with special reference to Vodafone Ghana.
Specifically, the study sought the causes of downsizing in a firm, the consequences
of downsizing on the individual and the organization, the extent to which a firm
can manage careers when downsizing and the strategies that can be adopted for a
successful career management while downsizing.
The research design adopted for the study was descriptive. The simple
random sampling technique was used to select respondents for the study. A total of
100 respondents were used for the study. This comprised 80 employees and 20 top
management officials. The questionnaire was the main instrument used for data
collection and analysis was done using the Statistical Product and Service Solutions
to generate figures, frequencies, percentages and tables.
The study revealed that the possible causes of downsizing include loss in
companies, economic crisis, decrease in sales leading to decreased population and a
significant change in the management roles. It is therefore recommended that
Vodafone Ghana must exhaust all other forms of cost-savings decisions, identify
and address the root causes of events that led to the downsizing exercise.
